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Hunter 25 sailors you rock:) Mikimarbella at 8:38pm 12.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1201 After a sea trial, very soon will buy my second boat! I had an Ericsson 26 and great time but few is
FREE Catalina 30 Phil Herring at 7:27pm 12.17.12 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/26423 Bringing this over from the classifieds: ----------------------------------------------- Boat wa
'hove to' on a Hunter Vision 32 coxjam at 6:30pm 12.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1701 Has anybody done this on there Vision 32? I'm anxious to give it a try but would love some tips befo
Maine and Northern Mass next Summer? Mulf at 5:55pm 12.17.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2973 Our youngest son has settled in Manchester by the Sea Massachusetts. Manchester has a georgeous litt
Winterizing steps knotcarin at 5:27pm 12.17.12 Big Boats 11/2892 I have a Yanmar 3jh2e and winterized it after reading the manual, talking to others at the dock, and
ice box conversion MORNING LIGHT at 5:17pm 12.17.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/6101 Hi, I was wondering if i could turn my ice box into a real fridge. I saw that you can buy a conversi
Odd size tubing (4) marchem at 2:38pm 12.17.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/28395 New (to us) 1982 Catalina 27. Waste tank appears to be original Ronco B117. Tank outlet is 1-1/2" me
Squall in Beaulieu Roger Long at 1:48pm 12.17.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2450 I made a rather short 13 mile run around to this creek just off the Vernon River to await scattered
Rig Failure 1991 Hunter Passage 42 Tropicalmark at 1:35pm 12.17.12 Big Boats 8/4227 I was looking to see if anyone has had a rig failure on this type of boat as I experienced one on mi
Throttle Replacement Jon4399 at 1:16pm 12.17.12 Big Boats 6/1759 I've been trying to replace the throttle and shift cables on my 37.5 Legend. It has an Edson pedest
Seeking running rigging recommendations Brian S at 12:41pm 12.17.12 Day Sailers 10/3077 Guys, let me first start off by saying I've got a pretty bad case of top-of-the-line-itis. You know,
offshore sailing rigalio at 12:30pm 12.17.12 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2391 I have an o'day 30 and I want to sail it from halifax to bermuda an then to the carabeian I would be
Looking for fiberglass repair service in NJ or NY Brian5067 at 11:53am 12.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/817 My Hunter 460 was badly damage in the Storm. I am looking for good fiberglass repair service who kn
Manual Bilge Pump in H33.5? Ken Palmer at 11:41am 12.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/2594 I was asked recently if my 1990 Hunter 33.5 had a manual bilge pump in the cockpit. Of course it has
Rearrange Instrument locations on Pedestal (1) Ron M at 10:06am 12.17.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3217 I have a B331. Just bought a Raymarine e7 chartplotter. My initial idea was to repair the existing
Starboard fixed Lexan leaking Old Sailor 2 at 9:59am 12.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2122 Good day folks. another technical question for you DIY'ers. I have a Hunter 42 Passage with those
ODay 302 billyt14607 at 9:21am 12.17.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1683 Seriously considering the purchase of an 1987 ODay 302. Have been a sailboater for some time and wo
Legend 375 Holding Tank replacement Phil P at 7:01am 12.17.12 Big Boats 24/5285 Winter projects on my '91 are well underway. Completed replacing engine mounts, impeller, the rotted
Paint Removal nelsonragnar at 5:02am 12.17.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/986 I have a 1074 22' O Day that I recently acquired.It has two coats of old paint on it that I want to
The Accidental Tourist Roger Long at 4:19am 12.17.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/3322 I had no intention of visiting Hilton Head, it being very much the antithesis of the kind of places

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1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel DStegs49 at 2:28pm 04.10.23 Ditto on what Smokey 73 said. Had to replace my keel on an 87 Legend 37. I was paying for it mysel
Loose Stanchions Dalliance at 2:20pm 04.10.23 the stanchions and they work great. The stanchions are now stiffer than the original setup. Aluminu
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel (1) SailorShaggy at 2:14pm 04.10.23 Thank you for all the responses. The rudder has an easy solution, the keel is another matter. I am h
Best technique to lube control cables? dlochner at 1:20pm 04.10.23
Hull/deck Leaks ggrizzard at 1:14pm 04.10.23 Your leaks may come from items attached to the deck, such as stanchions, tracks, anchor windless or
Need seawater pump for Hunter 42 Kohler 9.5 KW generator JamesG161 at 12:35pm 04.10.23 Kohler does not make the engine. My old one was Yanmar. New one is made in Europe but assembled i
Install wash down pump? DArcy at 12:23pm 04.10.23 My washdown pump is under the forward berth and is T'd into the head intake thru-hull. I have a quic
Need seawater pump for Hunter 42 Kohler 9.5 KW generator dlochner at 12:17pm 04.10.23 Kohler does not make the engine. It may be a Yanmar. Look on the engine for a label and then order a
Install wash down pump? (2) JamesG161 at 11:47am 04.10.23 214517 Hope this helps. Jim...
Loose Stanchions MagmaBob at 11:40am 04.10.23 I've had two of these separate on my 1988 H30. The disk with welded on nut is(was) compressed into t
Water Tank level shows full even if it is empty - Beneteau Oceanis 31 Gigagybe at 11:32am 04.10.23 Hi All, first of all thanks to all for your precious suggestions and help. Luckily this weeken
Need seawater pump for Hunter 42 Kohler 9.5 KW generator capta at 11:30am 04.10.23 There are several pump warehouse supply sites on the web that can identify and supply just about any
Best technique to lube control cables? capta at 11:27am 04.10.23 Morse actually made (makes?) a cable lube tool. I haven't used one in ages, and I couldn't find one
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising Ward H at 10:59am 04.10.23 Since the real problem in cold weather is air leaks, I use a separate fleece inner that attaches fr
F'ing mice Roland5048 at 10:57am 04.10.23 We left it on the boom. When we put her away for the season I looked around and saw lots of other b
Hull/deck Leaks FastOlson at 10:57am 04.10.23 Are you describing leaks from rain or from sea water hitting the hull when you are heeled over? Sugg
F'ing mice shemandr at 10:51am 04.10.23 We had mice at home too! I used to hang cushions on plywood sheets suspended from the rafters in t
Importing GPX File into a Garmin GPS 5212 Rich Stidger at 10:16am 04.10.23 I didn't realize the the 5212 is limited to 20 (not a typo) routes! Now we'll need to go through a
Spreader blocks location fred1diver at 10:12am 04.10.23 I do not have a topping lift, I just purchased a boom kicker to support my boon and I do have a soft
Best technique to lube control cables? fred1diver at 10:08am 04.10.23

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